Exodus: Ultima III

aka: Ultima 3, Ultima: Exodus, Ultima: Kyōfu no Exodus
Moby ID: 878

DOS version

The foundation of what a lot of Video-Game RPG's are today

The Good
A good storyline with great places to explore.....when I first bought the game way back in the mid 80's I had no idea who the enemy was etc. but the game unravels its storyline as you play. Excellent design and a cool soundtrack (Commodore and Apple only I believe). My first Ultima and I will always have a soft spot for it....:)

The Bad
Well I remember when I first played it way back I had no idea what to do after a while since clues were hard to piece together etc. These days you can find tons of spoilers and walkthroughs though. I won't put down the graphics or other in-game limitations because nothing else featured these innovations in 1983.

The Bottom Line
A foundation for the Ultima series and for many games thereafter. Its a classic RPG which is not too complex since it came out so long ago. It is quite addictive and the music featured (on non-DOS machines) is really catchy.

by cimerians (49) on February 28, 2001

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